44 killed in 9-hour firefight at Afghan government buildings

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Militants are dressed like government soldiers

Insurgents began the attack with explosives

Afghan government forces engaged the insurgents

At least 44 people were killed in nine-hour firefight

Insurgents wearing Afghan National Army uniforms killed at least 44 people and wounded nearly 100 others Wednesday in a nearly nine-hour attack on Afghan government buildings in the southwestern province of Farah, said Mohammad Akram Ekhpelwak, the province's governor.

The firefight has ended. Of the dead, 34 are civilians and 10 are Afghan security forces, according to Ekhpelwak. Nine armed attackers are dead, he added.

The attackers drove army vehicles to gain access to the area, said police chief Noor Agha Kantoz.